Two home runs? In this economy? The Blue Jays finally did it. Tuesday’s 6-3 win over the Braves at Rogers Centre was their first multihomer game in a season that’s been starved for power. This, ...

The Atlanta Braves needed a big night from one of their starting pitchers. Grant Holmes delivered. He took the mound in Toronto against the Blue Jays and pitched 7 2/3 innings, allowed three earned ...

Braves Franchise History 1947 - Jackie Robinson makes his major league debut for the Brooklyn Dodgers against the Boston Braves. Robinson goes hitless, but scores the deciding run in a 5-3 win ...

1947 — Jackie Robinson played his first major league game for the Dodgers. He went 0-for-3, but scored the deciding run in a ...

1954 — Henry Aaron made his major league debut in left field for the Milwaukee Braves and went 0-for-5 in a 9-8 loss to the Cincinnati Reds. Cincinnati’s Jim Greengrass hit four doubles in his first ...

1957 — President Eisenhower officially opened the 1956 season by tossing out the first ball at Griffith Stadium in Washington D.C. The ball was the 10 millionth Spalding baseball to be used in major ...

It takes a special type of athlete to be a successful closer in the big leagues. They observe the game from their perch in ...

1974 — In the opener in Atlanta, Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth’s career record by hitting his 715th home run off Los Angeles ...

Braves Franchise History 1979 - Ken Forsch no-hits the Atlanta Braves, 6-0. 1987 - Braves starter Rick Mahler ties a National ...

The Braves and Angels announced a trade sending reliever Michael Petersen to Atlanta for cash considerations. The Halos had designated the righty for assignment yesterday when they acquired Jake ...

The Atlanta Braves added outfielder Stuart Fairchild to the organization ahead of the series with the Los Angeles Dodgers. At the time, it was an odd addition, but then the Braves announced ...

280), and OPS (.839). Many, including us at Just Baseball, believed in the swing changes Profar made last season. Even if he didn’t sustain that pace in a Braves uniform, there was reason to believe ...